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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Using Clear Jel® In Food Preservation

Using Clear Jel® In Food
Preservation

Clear Jel®, a corn starch
derivative, is a commercial thickening product used by bakeries and for frozen
food. This product is used the same as flour or corn starch. Clear Jel® is
often used in food preservationto make
canned pie filling. In recent years it has gained popularity in being used
instead of pectin to make jams and jellies. The advantages of using Clear Jel®
include:

·It
is less expensive than pectin.

·The
amount of sugar may be adjusted without losing the jelling capacity.

·Recipes
may be doubled, tripled or halved.

·The
jam may be frozen or processed in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Please click the following link
to access a Fact
Sheetprepared by the Washington State University Extension
regarding the use of Clear Jel® in making jams and jellies.

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Brown County UW-Extension office tests pressure canner dial gauges at no cost. Please call for an appointment (920.391.4651) or leave off the pressure canner lid at the Brown County UW-Extension office, room 107, 1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, WI 54302 and you will be contacted when gauge has been tested.